The weekly update on SPI coalition members by Julie Esris SPI coalition member The Bertrand Russell Society will hold its annual meeting at Dublin, Ireland on June 5-7, 2015. This year's keynote speaker will be SPI Fellow A. C. Grayling. Find out [...]
The weekly update on SPI Fellows by Julie Esris It's common to lament that we are living in a more violent world than ever, but evolutionary psychologist and SPI Fellow Steven Pinker would beg to differ. Pinker recently spoke at the [...]
The weekly report on the demographics of secularism by Julie Esris America is among the LEAST religiously restrictive nations. This week Indiana Governor Mike Pence passed a ÔÇ£religious freedom restorationÔÇØ law that has generated a great deal of [...]
The weekly report on US and World public policy by Edwina Rogers Second Secularist Hacked to Death in Bangladesh Religious students have hacked to death another critic of Islam, the second such tragedy to be carried out this year. Washikur [...]
Indiana's recent "religious freedom" law has major businesses and consumers threatening or flat-out insisting not to do business in the state. Despite existing laws in other states that are somewhat similar, Indiana's law is seen as further reaching in discrimination against [...]
Three men in Myanmar have received two and a half years in prison for publishing a photo to Facebook. The offending photo, which was an advertisement for cheap drinks at a bar, is so ridiculous in nature that Myanmar's government must [...]
The weekly report on US and World public policy by Edwina Rogers Employers Stifling Employees The United States is exceptional in that most of our health care comes from employers instead of provided by the government or purchased privately. Leaving [...]
New Members This week the Secular Policy Institute coalition leapt to 297 groups, with 64 at the national or international level! We welcome: Association of Atheism (Ateizm Dernegi) (Turkey) ARP Society for the Advancement of Critical Thinking (ARP Sociedad por [...]
The weekly update on the Secular Policy InstituteÔÇÖs Fellows by┬áMadeline┬áSchussel SPI welcomes several new members this month:┬áAyanna Watson, founder of Black Atheists of America, is a new Advisory Board member; and┬áGreg Stikeleather, expert in Experimental Psychology and entrepreneur in Learning [...]
The 300 coalition members of the Secular Policy Institute come from 27 countries. We are proud of our global monthly coordinating call and now we're seeking secular leaders to manage country-specific or region-specific calls! Set the strategy for advocating secularism [...]
